Texas cold case murder solved nearly 30 years later by DPS Crime Laboratory

Modern technology helps solve East Texas murder cold case

PARIS, Texas (KETK) - Advances in technology have led to a breakthrough in a 1990s East Texas murder case, with the suspect being indicted on December 12, 2024, nearly 30 years after the crime occurred. On the night of Aug. 18, 1996, Mary Moore Searight was found inside her home by her unofficial caretaker. She had been sexually assaulted, badly beaten and strangled. Searight died three nights later and investigators were unable to find the man …

Cold case: Toledo man accused of 1997 murder of Cleveland mother

Angelina Speer and Cecelia Parisi will attend the arraignment of Michael Bukowski, who is charged with murdering their mother, Catherine Parisi, in 1997.

Mary Searight: 1996 Texas cold case murder solved; victim has ties to Austin

A 1996 Texas cold case murder of an elderly woman has been solved. The victim, Mary Searight, has ties to Austin.

Texas cold case murder solved nearly 30 years later by DPS Crime Laboratory

Investigators have identified the man who they believe is responsible for a cold case murder in 1996.David Paul Cady Jr., 54, was indicted for killing Mary Moore Searight, 86, in Paris, Texas — about two hours northeast of Dallas — according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory Division.Nearly 30 years after Searight’s death, Cady was indicted by a Lamar County grand jury on Dec. 12, 2024.On the night of …

DNA testing leads to arrest of suspect in 1996 murder of Mary Moore Searight

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said it identified a man connected with a 1996 cold case of a woman who an Austin park was named after. According to DPS, 86-year-old Mary Moore Searight was murdered in Paris, Texas, on Aug. 18, 1996. DPS said the man was identified using modern evidence testing. The man, later identified as 54-year-old David Paul Cady Jr., was indicted by a Lamar Co. grand jury on Dec. 12…

Nearly 3 Decades After Texas Woman’s Murder, a Former Tenant Is Charged

On Aug. 18, 1996, Mary Moore Searight, 86, a prominent landowner and philanthropist, was found in her home in Paris, Texas, where she had been badly beaten, strangled and sexually assaulted. She was barely alive when her caretaker made the discovery, and Ms. Searight was airlifted to a hospital about 100 miles south in Dallas, the authorities said. She died there three days later. Ms. Searight, a landlord and community benefactor, rented out man…